Systems Engineer - Infrastructure Services - Kuwait
Location: KW, KU, 
Department: Information Technology
Salary range: 25000-35000
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Retail
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Optimal Business Action was created in 2005 in order to provide high quality, personalized HR services to medium and large-cap companies operating in Greece, the Balkans and the Middle East. Seven years later we are present in Athens, Bucharest and Dubai, and several of these companies are on our client list, including most major banks, pharmaceuticals, hotel &amp; retail chains, and large IT firms. We are one of only nine HR firms in Greece operating under the Temping Permit issued by the Labor Ministry and among a very few which offer employee evaluations based on the combination of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and Rorschach tests. Amongst our advantages is our extensive candidate network, the use of industry-specialized recruiters, our technology tools – including candidate pre-recorded interviews, and our competitive, on-success, fee structure. Our subsidiaries: Creative HR which was created in 2010 in order to undertake human-capital intensive projects, HR department restructurings, and provide HR consulting services. iTechScope Recruitment which was created in 2011 and is the first international recruitment company in Greece specializing in sourcing and placing personnel for companies operating in the fields of Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Engineering. Optimal HR Middle East FZC which was created in 2013 and is the group’s entity in the UAE, providing our clients with Recruiting, Consulting, and Training products and services. Our partnerships: As of 2014, Optimal is the exclusive Gi Group (#URL_1458d4797348b1fe258e750e89ab66b11c9565a10abede82d761ce37c53395b6#) partner for Greece and the UAE, offering a vast array of products and services as well as sourcing access to candidates from 32 countries around the world. GI is one of the world's leading HR companies, providing services for the development of the labor market. It employs a staff of almost 2.500 people and its 2013 turnover approached $1.5 billion. We have an exclusive representation agreement with UK's APS (#URL_b40fd0caf83243a019915fa08fcf0afbb9f377d15194c88d4e4896e6848bbbbd#) for their on-line evaluation products, such as the TEIQue, Engagement Survey, and 360 Survey, and an exclusive collaboration with Chris Daffy (#URL_712f5a993f998f7aad7e3cc1b7d9c7d3eb17e8ffcace779065d1902e412e2c3d#) for his Customer Experience training programs. We also work with UK's Epigon Training &amp; Development (#URL_fe1f8ff39ad549be4c26f84c348c2d2dad85c84e6746f60140eb4392e652e543#) for NLP-based training seminars. Please contact us at: +30 210 32 59 350 GR &amp; +971 (0) 56 39 33 546 UAE or e-mail us at: #EMAIL_eb107d9d9176aa07bb1d808b882aacd15565df1b289ed0391e62d9bc7422d718# and #EMAIL_21116c53126810b34d578a02cb53ece4f520daa553e1b3ee91c614cc67d51c5d#

Job description:
On behalf of our client, a well known multinational retail company, based in Kuwait, we are seeking for an architect.The Systems Engineer Infrastructure Service’s role is to manage the connectivity of infrastructure systems including servers, storage, backups, databases and virtualization systems to ensure the stable operation of the organization’s IT assets. This includes configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all new and existing hardware, software and virtualization requirements.Responsibilities-Manage the infrastructure services for the business to ensure maximum availability and performance at all times.-Practice server, storage/backup and virtualization systems asset management, including maintenance of server, storage/backup and virtualization systems component inventory and related documentation.-Manage and ensure optimal operation of all infrastructure services including servers, SAN, backups/recovery/archiving technologies, data cloning/replication and database systems.-Manage and ensure effectiveness of server and virtualization systems solutions, including Server Operating Systems (Solaris, Linux, Microsoft), Infrastructure based Server solutions including Zimbra, Exchange, SharePoint, JBOSS and others as well as Virtualization systems including Hyper-V, Oracle VM, VMware, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop.-Deploy methodologies for testing server, storage and virtualization systems performance and providing performance statistics and reports.

Requirements:
-University degree in the field of computer science/engineering or information systems (Master’s degree preferred).-Certifications in Server technologies at least 1 of Solaris, Linux or Microsoft Windows.-Certifications in Virtualization technologies in either Hyper-V, VMware, OVM or Xen.-Certifications in Storage technologies including SAN Storage/Fabric or Backup systems.-At least 3-7 years work experience managing and configuring enterprise server and virtualization environments (Server, Storage, Application and Desktop).-Experience in managing or maintaining a large server environments, especially those in multiple data centers with active/active and active/passive configurations.-Proven experience in network design and development.-Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.-Exceptional understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.-Excellent command of english language (both oral and written)

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